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Stargate...
Yes, the Acento is also made by Screen.
When it comes to running Kodak's ThermalDirect,
and our current version of Azura, yes, the speed
is nearly cut in half. On other devices, it can be no
degradation, or perhaps about 15 - 20%%. The nice
thing about the Fuji Pro-T plate, is that it has about
the same speed as their traditional plate.
However, plates like ThermalDirect and Pro-T remain
light sensitive before and after imaging - even until
they are rolled-up on press to clean-off the emulsion.
This causes issues with imaging ahead of time, and
perhaps even more so, the inability to QC the plate,
since there is a very faint image to verify.
With Agfa's off-press clean-out approach, the plates
can hang around the shop for days, in bright light,
until they are finally needed on press. And, since
they are cleaned out in a simple 1-stp gumming
solution, you can easily QC the plates for content...
but you'll find that you end up throwing your plate
reader away.
Agfa's plates have an extremely wide imaging
latitude, so there is no variation from side-to-side,
or day-to-day... making re-prints an easy match.
But don't take my word for it... I'm certain you can
find some posts by John Santangelo (Santa) that will
give you a real-life example. He used to be a loyal Fuji
analog shop.
The best advice - try them on plress ahead of time...
Good luck in your quest.
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